violent explosion; bursting
to be nearing death; to be dying
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be dead; to be lifeless
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
retort; back talk; backchat
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle